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Periodic Table Trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q: WHAT IS THE FIRST MAN-MADE OR SYNTHETIC ELEMENT?

(a)  

2.

WHAT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THE HUMAN BODY (BY WEIGHT)?

(a)  

3.

WHAT IS THE HEAVIEST NATURALLY OCCURRING NOBLE GAS?

(a)  

4.

An element having a low value of ionization energy and low value of electron affinity is likely to belong to

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 17

d)

Group 18

5.

Which set of elements is listed in order of increasing ionization energy?

a)

Cl < Sb < P < As < S

b)

As < Cl < P < S < Sb

c)

Sb < As < S < P < Cl

d)

Sb < As < Cl < S < P

6.

Which of the following always increases on going from top to bottom in a group?

a)

Metallic character

b)

Electronegativity

c)

Oxidizing power

d)

The tendency to get reduced

7.

Which of the following will not form the crystalline structure with oppositely charged ions

a)

H+

b)

H-

c)

Mg2+

d)

Ca2+

8.

Which statement is incorrect?

a)

All the metals are the good conductor of electricity

b)

All the metals are the good conductor of heat

c)

All the metals form positive ions

d)

All the metals from acidic oxides

9.

(a)   discovered the number of protons in the nucleus of each atom.

10.

Noble gases are named so because they are

a)

less reactive

b)

zero group elements

c)

having completely filled valence shell

d)

all

11.

Inner transition elements are called (more than 1 answer)

a)

Lanthanides

b)

Actinides

c)

Rare earth metals

12.

Non-metals usually form ______________ oxides

a)

Acidic

b)

Amphoteric

c)

Neutral

d)

All of the above

13.

WHAT IS THE COLOR OF MOLTEN SULFUR?

(a)  

14.

WHAT COLOR DOES WHITE PHOSPHORUS GLOW WHEN OXIDIZING IN AIR?

(a)  

15.

Which discovery caused a revision in the periodic law as stated by Mendeleev?

a)

Location of the nucleus by Rutherford

b)

Atomic number by Moseley

c)

X-rays by Roentgen

d)

Natural radioactivity by Henry Becquerel

16.

Which one of the following is not a periodic property?

a)

The melting point of elements

b)

The boiling point of elements

c)

The coordination number of ions

d)

The ionization energy of elements

17.

Ionization energy depends upon (more than 1 answer)

a)

Nuclear charge

b)

Atomic size

c)

Shielding effect

d)

Nature of orbital

18.

Higher value of electron affinity means

a)

Atom will lose electron easily

b)

Atom will gain electron easily

c)

Atom may form the di-positive ion

d)

The reason is unknown

19.

Addition of 2nd electron to a uni-negative ion is always

a)

Exothermic

b)

Endothermic

c)

Data is insufficient

d)

Unpredictable

20.

Iodine is solid due to

a)

Strong covalent bond

b)

The large value of dipole moment

c)

High polarizability

d)

Strong hydrogen bonding